Lock for automobile-hoods.



D. F. EBBBRT.

LOOK FOR AUTOMOBILE HOODS APPLICATION FILED APLG, 1911.

1,004,154. Patented epm, 1911.

I I J I 5 1 UNITED s'rA'r ns PATENT OFFICE.

DANIEL F. EBBER'I, OF WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA.

LOCK FOR AUTOMOBILE-HD0108.

1,004,154. Specification of Letters Patent Patented Sept. 26, 1911.Application filed April 6, 1911. Serial No: 619,310.

cured the usual or any suitable form of handle 4 whereby said sidemembers are readily swung upwardly and downwardly to open and closedposition.

In tirder to lock the side members of the hood down in a closed positionI provide a suitable locking mechanism comprising a pivoted arm 5 thelower end of which is bifurcated or provided with parallel aper- 5 turedbearing lugs 6, while the opposite en of the same is threaded. Securedto the side rails of the frame 1 of the machine below the handle 4 ofthe hood is an arm attaching plate 7 said plate being fastened 70 to theframe or rails by screws or similar devices 8. Formed on or rigidlysecured to the plate 7 is a central upwardly projecting apertured pivotlug 9 with which is engage the apertured lug 6 ot the lower end of the75 arm 5. The apertured lugs 6 are pivotally connected to the lug 9 by apivot screw 10 which is inserted through the apertures in the lugs fromthe inner side of the arm or adjacent to the side of the hood whereby 80when the hood isclosed the head of the screw will be covered andprotected against removal.

In order to prevent the removal ofthe screws 8 of the attaching plates7, I pro- 85 vide a flat spring metal covering plate 11 having therein acentrally disposed slot 12 through which the lug 9 projects when theplate 11 is arranged 1n position on the attaching plate as shown inFigs. 3 and 4 of .90 the drawings. The springplate 11 when thus arrangedbows or is curved upwardly and engages the lower edges of the lug 6 onthe arm and thereby holds these parts against rattling. 95

Arranged on the threaded 11 per end of the arm 5 is a lock 13 said lockeing provided on one side with an offset lug or nut 14 having a threadedengagement with the upper end of the arm whereby the lock may be ad- 100justed in position to engage the bail thereof with the handle 4 of thehood thereby securely locking the latter in closed position. Any form ofcombination or key operated lock or one which cannot be unlocked by un-105 authorized persons is employed in connection with the arm 5 forlocking the hood in the manner described. By hingedly connecting the armto the frame of the machine in -the manner described, said arm may be110 swung downwardly when unlocked from the handle thus permitting theopening and clos- To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Daniel. F. Eennar, a citizen of the United States,residing at Wheeling, in the county of ()hio and State 5 of WestVirginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Looks forutomobile-Hoods; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will en- 10 able othersskilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

a This invention relates to improvements in looks for automobile hoods.

.One object of the invention is to provide 15 a lock of this characteradapted to be applied to the frame of the vehicle and to be engaged withthe handle of the hood where by the latter is locked in closedposition.

' A further object is to provide a locking 2o device of this characterwhich may be adjusted to engage handle when arranged in variouspositions and constructed-in different styles.

With these and other objects in view, the

invention consists of certain novel features of construction,combination and arrange- "ment ofparts as will be more fullydescribedand particularly pointed out: in the ap ended claims.

n the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a side view of the front end ofan automobile showing the application of the invention to the hood; Fig.2 is a detail vertical sectional view through one side of the hood andthe adjacent parts of the machine showing the lock arranged thereon;Fig. 3 is a central vertical sectional view through the attaching plateand lower end of the pivoted fastening arm; Fig. 4 is a horizon- 46 talsectional view on the line 4,-4 of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is an enlargedvertical cross section of a portion of the frame and hood and the lowerend of the pivoted arm and its attaching mechanism; Fig. 6 is a detailperspective view of the lock and the nut arranged thereon for adjustablyconnecting the same to the pivoted arm.

Referring more particularly to the drawings 1-denotes the front end ofan automo- 50 bile supporting frame, and 2 denotes the hood which coversthe motor. The hood 2 ,is here shown as having the usual form ofhingedly connected side plates 3 which swing downwardly into engagementwith the frame 1 when in a closed position. .lo the lower member of theside plates 3 is seposition. By thus ing of the hood without danger ofstriking I each of the bearing lugs 3 of the arm 5 is I cut ofi' to formfiat surfaces. 6 which when the arm is swung down to an inoperativeposition as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 will engage the spring plate11, said plate thus firmly holding the arm down in inoperative lockingthe hood over the engine, the latter, the wiring mechanism or otherparts in closed by the hood will be securely protected from beingtampered with or molestech by an unauthorized person thus obviating theinconvenience and annoyance which fre quently occurs by theinterference, mali ciously or otherwise with the working parts of anautomobile inclosed in the hood when the machine is left-unprotected.

From the foregoing description taken in connection With Itheaccompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the inventionwill be readily understood without requiring a more extendedexplanation. Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor.details of construction may be resorted to without departing from theprinciple or sacrificing any of the advantages of the-invention asdefined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A look for automobile hoods comprising an arm having on its lower endparallel apertured attaching lugs, an attaching plate adapted to besecured to the frame of the machine, a pivot lug arranged on said plateand adapted to receive the apertured lugs on said arm, a pivot screwarranged through said lugs whereby the arm is pivotally con 5 I fiatsurfaces of its connecting lugs Wlll ennected to said plate, means toprevent theremoval of the attacl'iing plate, and'arm taspivot lug, saidscrew having its head disthe carbureter or any of vented when the hoodis l i l toning screws, a lock adapted to be engaged j with the handleof the hood and a threaded nut secured to said lock and adapted to bescrewed onto said arm whereby the lock is adjustalny connected to thearm to engage said handle and the hood thereby locked in a. closedposition.

2. A lock for autonmbilc hoods comprisr v I I posed adjacent to the sideof the hood whereby access to the screw head is preclosed,'a springguard plate arranged on said attaching plate and over the attachingdevices therein whereby the latter are protected from removal saidspring guard plate having .a yielding engagement with the bifurcatedlower end of the bolt whereby the same is prevented from rattling, alock adapted to be engaged with the handle of the hood and a nut securedto said lock and adapted to be screwed onto the threaded outer end ofthe arm whereby said lock is adjustably con-' nected to the latter inposition to be engaged with the handle of the hood.

3. A lock for automobile hoods comprising a pivoted arm threaded on oneend and having on its opposite end apertured at taching lugs, said lugshaving on one edge flattened surfaces, an attaching plate secured to theframe of the machine, a pivot lug formed on said plate and adapted toreceive the aperturedlugs on said arm, and means to pivotally connectthe lugs of the arm with the lug on said attaching plate, a spring guardplate arranged over said attaching plate, said guard plate having ayielding engagement with the pivot lugs on 90 the lower end of said armwhereby the latter is held against rattling when in an operativeposition and whereby when said arm is swung down to an inoperativeposition the gage said spring guard plate and thushold and lock the armin an inoperative position.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribingwitnesses.

DANIEL F. EBBERT.

Witnesses 1-]. A. Smmuon'r, Lrs'rrzn Cowan.

